Oregon Class 5A Track and Field Championships

A big performance from Frances Dickinson led Hood River Valley to a fourth place finish in the girls’ portion of the Oregon Class 5A Track and Field Championships at Mount Hood Community College.  Dickinson won the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:12.83, and then finished second in the 1500.  Poppy Miller also was an individual champion for HRV winning the pole vault at 10′ 6″.  Lottie Bromham finished fourth in the 3,000, and the Eagles’ 4 x 400 meter relay team finished fifth.  For The Dalles, Emma Mullins finished third in the 800 and anchored the Riverhawks’ 4 x 400 meter relay team to an eighth place finish.

In the boys’ portion of the 5A meet, Hood River Valley’s Henry Buckles won the shot put with a 59′ 5 ½” effort, then took second in the discus.  Justin Conklin of The Dalles was third in the high jump, while teammates Reed Twidwell finished sixth in the 200 meters and Steven Stanley seventh in the pole vault.  Also, HRV’s Jose Marquez finished second in the para-athlete shot put.

Washington Track and Field Championships at Eastern Washington University

Trout Lake’s girls were second to Oakesdale and the boys third behind victorious Mt. Vernon Christian in the Washington Class 1B track and field championships at Eastern Washington University.  Micah Colburn won the pole vault for the Mustang boys at 14′ while taking second in the 110 meter hurdles, while Justin Peck was third in both the 1600 and 3200 meters.  In the girls’ half of the meet, Trout Lake’s Liz Fink won the shot put at 38′ 10 ¼” and was second in the javelin, Isabella Dean had a second in the pole vault, fourth in the triple jump, and fifth in the 100 hurdles, the Mustang 4 x 200 meter relay team was second, and Gynel Duke was third in the pole vault.  For Glenwood Brooklyn Emerson won the girls’ pole vault at 9′ 9″ and was second in the long jump, while Derek Gimlin was second in the boys’ javelin.

Stevenson’s Lincoln Krog was a triple winner as the Bulldogs finished third in the Washington Class 1A boys’ championships.  Krog won the high jump at 6′ 7 ¼”, the long jump at 22′ ¾’, and the triple jump with 45′ 2 ¾”.   He also was third in the 100 meters.  Stevenson also received placing efforts from Issac Hoidal in the long jump, a sixth from Ethan Haight in the 800, and an eight from Garret Bernt in the discus.  Columbia’s 4 x 400 meter relay team finished second, while Stanley Hylton was fifth in the javelin.

In the 1A girls’ championships, Goldendale’s Ellie Rising was second in the 800 and fifth in the 1600, and Tiana Watson third in the javelin.  Stevenson’s Sydney Cole was eighth in the pole vault.

Lyle-Wishram’s Brandon Montoya won three events to give the Cougars a fifth place finish in the Washington Class 2B boys’ championships.  Montoya won the 100 meters in a time of 11.28 seconds, the 200 in 22.47, and the long jump with a leap of 22′ 8 1/2″.

Oregon Class 5A Softball Playoffs

Quarterfinal

Dallas 5, Hood River Valley 3:  Kaelynn Simmons’ two-out two-run single in the top of the seventh inning gave the Dragons the win, and ended the Eagles’ season in the quarterfinals for the third straight season.  HRV had taken a 3-2 lead in the fifth on Molly Routson’s two-run single.  But Dallas tied the game in the sixth and scored the winning runs in the seventh.

Washington Class 1A Girls Tennis Tournament in Yakima

Doubles

Goldendale’s Kelli and Kristin Bighorn won one of three matches.  The Bighorns defeated Abby Kwan and Zoha Ahmad of Charles Wright Academy 6-2, 6-3 in the first round, then fell in the quarterfinals to Kamila Meghji and Mihika Srinivasan of Overlake 6-4, 6-4.  They finished the tourney with a 6-3, 7-5 consolation round loss to Kaylee Schow and Ally Vestal of Tenino.